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title: By what circumstance did the Princess's father discover her whereabo… — Japanese Fairy Book, Hase-Hime, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what circumstance did the Princess's father discover her whereabouts in the Hibari district? Exam question 4 of lesson 1353 «Japanese Fairy Book, Hase-Hime, part 13: the poison kills the stepmother's son, and Hase-Hime's father finds her in the mountains» of the books course of Mova's primary sch
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# Exam question 4 · Japanese Fairy Book, Hase-Hime, part 13: the poison kills…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By what circumstance did the Princess's father discover her whereabouts in the Hibari district?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** father · **What happens:** discover · **To what, where:** whereabouts, Hibari district

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1353 «Japanese Fairy Book, Hase-Hime, part 13: the poison kills the stepmother's son, and Hase-Hime's father finds her in the mountains» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1353-pg4018-part13/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1353-pg4018-part13:e4:1
# text = By what circumstance did the Princess's father discover her whereabouts in the Hibari district?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obl	_	_
3	circumstance	circumstance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	discover	discover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	whereabouts	whereabouts	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Hibari	Hibari	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	district	district	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past · do-support | the Princess's father | circumstance's whereabouts |  | the Hibari district |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whereabouts=Topic |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He searched every village of the district for weeks, questioning farmers, until at last a boy led him to the cottage

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1353-pg4018-part13:e4:o1:1
# text = He searched every village of the district for weeks, questioning farmers, until at last a boy led him to the cottage
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	searched	search	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	district	district	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	questioning	question	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **search** | past | He | every village of the district |  |  | week |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent village=Location |
| 2 | **question** *speech: other* | gerund | He *not said here* |  | farmers |  |  |  | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farmer=Recipient |
| 3 | **lead** | past | a last boy | him *= he* |  | the cottage |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to cottage=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was told by a woman at the market, who had heard a voice reading holy verses from a distant cottage on the hillside, and went there at once

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1353-pg4018-part13:e4:o2:1
# text = He was told by a woman at the market, who had heard a voice reading holy verses from a distant cottage on the hillside, and went there at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	verses	verse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	hillside	hillside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
29	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	28	advmod	_	_
30	at	at	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	28	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · passive | a woman | He |  | the market |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **hear** | past · perfect | the market | a voice |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus |
| 3 | **read** | gerund | a voice *not said here* | holy verses |  | a distant cottage on the hillside |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent verse=Topic from cottage=Source |
| 4 | **go** | past |  |  |  | there |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He chanced upon her cottage while pursuing a hunt, and heard her reading aloud

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1353-pg4018-part13:e4:o3:1
# text = He chanced upon her cottage while pursuing a hunt, and heard her reading aloud
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chanced	chance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pursuing	pursue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chance** | past | He |  |  | her cottage |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon cottage=Location |
| 2 | **pursue** | gerund | He *not said here* | a hunt |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunt=Theme |
| 3 | **hear** | past | He *not said here* | her reading |  |  |  | aloud *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer reading=Stimulus |
| 4 | **read** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was guided there by a local monk who knew the cottage well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1353-pg4018-part13:e4:o4:1
# text = He was guided there by a local monk who knew the cottage well
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	guided	guide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guide** | past · passive | a local monk | He |  | there |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | past | a local monk | the cottage |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer cottage=Stimulus |

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